Overview
- Conference tournaments are underway across Division I, with the first automatic NCAA bids expected to be secured this weekend ahead of Selection Sunday on March 15.
- The Big Ten women’s tournament opens today in Indianapolis, where unbeaten-in-league UCLA holds the No. 1 seed behind All-America candidate Lauren Betts.
- UConn enters the Big East women’s tournament after an undefeated regular season, posting a dominant 37.8-point average margin in conference play.
- Hosting stakes are in play on the women’s side as Maryland, Michigan State, Minnesota and Ohio State seek wins to solidify top‑16 status, while North Carolina has climbed into some projections’ four-line after a late surge.
- On the men’s side, models such as Bart Torvik’s TourneyCast track locks and bubble teams as sportsbooks install High Point as Big South favorite after a 15-1 league mark under first-year coach Flynn Clayman.